Eastern Illinois 71, Lindenwood 67 - Box Score

NET #319

	H1	H2	T
Eastern Illinois	36	35	71
Lindenwood	29	38	67

Lindenwood

NET #262

	H1	H2	T
Eastern Illinois	36	35	71
Lindenwood	29	38	67

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CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Eastern Illinois

Lindenwood

30%

71%

✗ MissedMargin: +6.2 predicted → -4 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

45.3%→ 46.9

eFG%

43.2 ←48.7%

14.8%→ 15.9

TO Rate

16.2 ←16.1%

26.0%

ORB%

29.9%

32.9%→ 67.3

FT Rate

21.2 ←38.3%

Eastern Illinois

Predicted Actual

Lindenwood

Recap

Upset Alert: EIU Tops Lindenwood

Eastern Illinois, ranked 64 spots lower in NET, pulls off the stunning upset, defying expectations with a 4-point win over Lindenwood.

The Eastern Illinois Panthers, ranked 322 in the NET rankings, secured a 4-point victory over the Lindenwood Lions, ranked 258, with a final score of 71-67. Eastern Illinois led at halftime, 36-29, and managed to hold off Lindenwood's second-half push, where the Lions outscored them 38-35. This outc...

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Top Performers

Eastern Illinois

Kooper JacobiMVP41.6

PTS30REB13AST0STL1

11-16 FG, 4-4 3PT, 4-6 FT

Terry McMorris25.6

PTS8REB3AST4STL4BLK3

1-1 FG, 6-7 FT

Meechie White20.9

PTS10REB2AST4STL2

0-7 FG, 0-1 3PT, 10-10 FT

Lindenwood

Anias Futrell33.5

PTS27REB5AST1STL4

9-17 FG, 2-7 3PT, 7-8 FT

Jadis Jones30.6

PTS11REB13AST3STL1BLK1

5-14 FG, 0-1 3PT, 1-2 FT

Dontrez Williams26.0

PTS16REB5AST2STL1BLK1

6-17 FG, 3-7 3PT, 1-2 FT

Hot Players

Markus BlackwellEastern Illinois+133%

PTS

4.4 avg

REB

0.8 avg

AST

0.8 avg

63% FG 5-8

Kooper JacobiEastern Illinois+123%

PTS

11.1 avg

REB

6.5 avg

AST

1.7 avg

69% FG 11-16

Anias FutrellLindenwood+30%

PTS

17.4 avg

REB

6.0 avg

AST

1.9 avg

53% FG 9-17

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Eastern Illinois71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Terry McMorris	38	8	1-1	0-0	6-7	3	4	4	3	4
Zion Fruster	36	6	1-12	1-3	3-6	2	2	3	0	2
Kooper Jacobi	36	30	11-16	4-4	4-6	13	0	1	0	4
Meechie White	27	10	0-7	0-1	10-10	2	4	2	0	1
Nazareth Fisher	20	4	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	0	1	0	0
Markus Blackwell	19	11	5-8	1-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	1
Prince Johnson	19	2	0-0	0-0	2-4	2	0	1	2	0
Preston Turner	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Austin	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Andre Washington	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Layton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Sims	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JT Elder	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Malik Olafioye	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	20-49	6-9	25-33	28	12	12	5	12

Lindenwood67

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Anias Futrell	39	27	9-17	2-7	7-8	5	1	4	0	6
Jadis Jones	38	11	5-14	0-1	1-2	13	3	1	1	3
Mekhi Cooper	35	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	1	4	1	0	2
Dontrez Williams	31	16	6-17	3-7	1-2	5	2	1	1	2
Milos Nenadic	27	5	2-9	1-3	0-0	7	0	2	2	1
Clayton Jackson	17	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	5	1	0	0	0
Kevin Anthony	8	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	1	0
Robert Lewis	4	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylon McDaniel	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
William Campbell	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Bouknight	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tidiane d'Almeida	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Bieg	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremiah Talton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Daniel Kwon	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	67	25-66	7-24	10-14	39	11	9	5	14